The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-22
Letter from Portland.


letter il was the general opinion that Governor
Bodwe would recover. Ala, for the uncertainty
of human hope The news of hi, death was q
shock for which the people We're wholly unrre-
pared. The dead chief magistrate closely
identified with and 80 well known to our bu,i-
ness mon that we looked upon him Is one with
Us. He was Il man of great energy and Won
derful business tact; he Went about the State in
a Genial way. noting As he travelled the adyan-
tage- certain localities had for developing in
du>lr.e> and WAS :tady with advice and mater
i;tl aid to q tabii>h new enterprises which
would au-Nicnt the resources of such COM
munitie> 80 man in Maine has done much
10 add to our prosperity a. Joseph K. Rodwell.
No man in the circles Of business will be 50
much missed lie WA. Il wonderful man in
this rc>pcct-the most remarkable our State
has produced. He was of 50 robust a ply >ique
that no one connected him With anything like
sickness. He would have been the last person
in the world should have selected to Yield 80
suddenly to the ,,cm;,lll Of death. But hi> east
j. one OF thousand, in cur land Day and night
he toil"'l like man in trcadmiII until lie
wore himself ont with hard work. The warn
i'm his fate has given will not be needed Men
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and nothing will stop them.
Dur dead governor was An honest. high mind
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"oNEE\"E MARBLE.
This gentleman Will prove a volthy success
Sor to lis PREDECESSORS Ii l.is been tl,,, Good
fortune of the writer to i>.ov our Governor
intimately for many wears. II lave ~llm,ncrcd
and Wincrcd him." and 4 more honorable
man il has not been my GOOD fortune TO know.
There Is not Il corrupt drop Of blood in him.
lie is Il plain. every day man: transformations.
yet one of the best Judges Of men. with the
exception Of Hannibal ,iamiin. ever met.
There is not within the borders Of Our State Il
man who knows the worth Of our political
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REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
The formation of these organizations is an
omen of evil to the lovers of Grover Cleveland.
who have declared war ON the industries of
our country. These clubs should nj once begin
operations bv disseminating the literature of
the Protectionists. They should have lecture,
on this question from We'll known skilled me-
"nu III ny Masen " hioplels ~ E"lope aiu
neopIc. The course of the Southern Demo.
crafts toward Republicans shoulu he pIajnIv
stated. The ..rcform'' i'm the civil service
which German, Higgins. ct. ais. have Given
Us, with the sanction of the President. needs a
thorough airing. The enmity of the Demo-
cracv to fair elections everywhere should be
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